Peritonitis of undetermined aetiology following laparoscopic surgery
Peritonitis of undetermined aetiology following laparoscopic surgery
We present an unusual case of peritonitis of undetermined aetiology following a simple laparoscopic surgical procedure. This patient presented with a clinical picture similar to bowel injury, after laparoscopic surgery. However, no trauma to the bowel could be found despite a diligent search. Instead, purulent turbid material was seen in the peritoneal cavity with no evidence of faecal material. The patient responded very well to antibiotic treatment, without any long-term sequelae. The value of prophylactic antibiotics in laparoscopic surgery is discussed.
Complications, Laparoscopic surgery, Peritonitis, Prophylactic antibiotics
267-269
Wong, Yat May
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Cheong, Ying Ching
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Li, Tin Chiu
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Stoddard, Christopher
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2000
Wong, Yat May
02030582-3313-4c41-a7b7-f08db4da603d
Cheong, Ying Ching
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Li, Tin Chiu
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Stoddard, Christopher
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Wong, Yat May, Cheong, Ying Ching, Li, Tin Chiu and Stoddard, Christopher
(2000)
Peritonitis of undetermined aetiology following laparoscopic surgery.
Gynaecological Endoscopy, 9 (4), .
(doi:10.1046/j.1365-2508.2000.00283.x).
Abstract
We present an unusual case of peritonitis of undetermined aetiology following a simple laparoscopic surgical procedure. This patient presented with a clinical picture similar to bowel injury, after laparoscopic surgery. However, no trauma to the bowel could be found despite a diligent search. Instead, purulent turbid material was seen in the peritoneal cavity with no evidence of faecal material. The patient responded very well to antibiotic treatment, without any long-term sequelae. The value of prophylactic antibiotics in laparoscopic surgery is discussed.
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Published date: 2000
Keywords:
Complications, Laparoscopic surgery, Peritonitis, Prophylactic antibiotics
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/480395
ISSN: 0962-1091
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